Category: Miscellaneous
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Only then will you know…
Clearing by Martha Postlewaite Do not try to savethe whole worldor do anything grandiose.Instead, createa clearingin the dense forest of your lifeand wait there patiently,until the songthat is your lifefalls into your own cupped handsand you recognize and greet it.Only then will you knowhow to give yourselfto this worldso worthy of rescue. ‘Clearing’ by Martha…
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Our vocation hidden in the ‘where’ and ‘who’ of our lives
Often we want to be somewhere other than where we are, or even to be someone other than who we are. We tend to compare ourselves constantly with others and wonder why we are not as rich, as intelligent, as simple, as generous, or as saintly as they are. Such comparisons make us feel guilty,…
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Become and becoming
Our life and how we live in the world now and in the future is, almost totally, a result of what we have become in the depths of our being – in our spirit, will or heart. That is where we understand our world and interpret reality. From there we make our choices, act and…
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Spiritual Direction Training
I received my training with Sustainable Faith‘s School of Spiritual Direction. Sustainable Faith have many schools around the world. I spent a wonderful two years with a cohort of fellow trainees in Amsterdam. I was then involved for seven years in the training of others within the schools. How to be trained as a spiritual director (with access…
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Listen to your life…
Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.…
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Bear patiently…
Be still my soul the Lord is on thy sideBear patiently the cross of grief or painLeave to thy God to order and provide In every change He faithful will remainBe still my soul thy best, thy heavenly friendThrough thorny ways leads to a joyful end” From the hymn ‘Be Still, My Soul’ by Jean…
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Let not our souls be busy inns …
Lord, let not our souls be busy inns that have no room for thee or thine,But quiet homes of prayer and praise,where thou mayest find fit company,Where the needful cares of life are wisely ordered and put away,And wide, sweet spaces kept for thee;where holy thoughts pass up and downAnd fervent longings watch and wait thy…
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Step back and take the long view
[The following homily is sometimes called ‘a prayer of Oscar Romero’ it should probably be known as ‘a homily for deceased priests’. It was written composed by Bishop Ken Untener of Saginaw and was drafted for a homily given by Card. John Dearden on the occasion of the Mass for Deceased Priests, October 25, 1979.…
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Online Spiritual Direction
Well over half the spiritual direction sessions I run are online. I’ve found platforms such as: Skype, FaceTime and Zoom (amongst others) very helpful in facilitating space for spiritual direction conversations, and enables me to connect with people across the country and around the world. Zoom is now my preferred goto options for these meetings.…
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Centering: Be Still
When we make time to rest, to pray and to meditate we can often find it difficult to simply stop. We notice an inner inertia — our thoughts, desires and activity seem to have an on going momentum. So, it is helpful to bring ourselves to pause in order for us to be able to…